Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Triton Central Tigers
The Eastern Hancock Royals will head out on the road to take on the Triton Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Eastern Hancock walked away with it. They were the clear victor by a 67-41 margin over the Crusaders. Eastern Hancock pushed the score to 50-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Indianapolis Scecina Memorial had little chance of recovering from.
Luke Morris went supernova for Eastern Hancock, scoring 20 points. Morris is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Kayden Ruble was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, a fact Triton Central proved on Friday. They came out on top against Speedway by a score of 68-59.
Silas Blair and Eli Sego were among the main playmakers for Triton Central as the former scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists and the latter scored 29 points along with four steals. Sego hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Taggart Goul, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
The victory was the third in a row for Eastern Hancock, bringing their record for this year to 13-10. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Triton Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Friday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Eastern Hancock have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 41.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Triton Central struggles in that department as they've made 49.6% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern Hancock might still be hurting after the 48-28 defeat they got from Triton Central when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sego, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Eastern Hancock knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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